| Sprouston | |
|---|---|
 17th century Kirk of Sprouston | |
  Sprouston Location within the Scottish Borders | |
| OS grid reference | NT7584735359 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kelso |
| Postcode district | TD5 8 |
| Dialling code | 01573 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Sprouston is a village, parish and former feudal barony in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, as well as the historic county of Roxburghshire, located 2 miles north-east of Kelso.[1]
The village is close to the south bank of the river Tweed (200 yards away[2]), which forms the northern boundary of the parish. The eastern border of the parish is also the border with England and with the parish of Carham, Northumberland in that country, Sprouston being the last Scottish parish on the south side of the Tweed. The parish of Linton borders Sprouston to the south and the parishes of Eckford and Kelso to the west. The parish forms a rough square shape about 4 miles across [2] and has an area of 8637 acres [1] Sprouston Community Council covers roughly the same area as the civil parish.[3]
- ^ a b Survey Gazetteer of the British Isles, publ. J.G. Bartholomew, 1904, p. 746
- ^ a b New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol III Roxburgh, Peebles, Selkirk, publ.William Blackwood, 1845 pp.235-240
- ^ Community Council http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/file/2303/sprouston_community_council_boundary_map retrieved Feb 2016